Australia's most populous state declared a fire emergency on Monday. The announcement was made after three people died and over 150 homes were gutted by fire in the wilderness of Australia's east coast. According to local media reports, at least 1000 houses are feared to be damaged due to the fire. Due to the implementation of the emergency, people have been shifted to safe places and the fire department is trying to control the fire.
New South Wales State Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said local residents are facing a situation that could turn into the deadliest fire ever. Government officials say that the situation is at a dangerous level in the last 3 days and much damage has been done. Government officials feared the fire to be more dangerous by Tuesday and said the fire level could reach Sydney, the country's largest city.
Declaration of emergency in the area due to fire
The fire spread due to strong winds in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales. New South Wales leader Gladys Berejiklian said in Sydney, "The disastrous weather means things can change rapidly." The declaration of a week-long emergency would allow the rural fire service to do or carry out any task with any government agency .You get the right to instruct to stop.
The government did not respond to the fire change from climate change
According to media reports, the Conservative government of Australia did not react to the incident involving fire with climate change. When asked about the fire caused by climate change, Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not respond, which has also drawn criticism from the nation's media. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, 'I do not want to go into any other issue on this occasion. My condolences to the victims of Australia at the moment'.
